6.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-44509
Rsync: Symlink races on path-based syscalls
Description

Rejected reason: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2026-43619. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2026-43619. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2026-43619 instead of this candidate.

INFO

Published Date :

July 20, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-44509 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samba rsync
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Rsync to version 3.4.3 or later to fix symlink race conditions.
  • Update Rsync to version 3.4.3 or later.
  • Verify rsync daemon configuration (use chroot=yes recommended).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-44509 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Rejected by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Rsync is a file-copying tool that uses a delta-transfer algorithm to synchronize remote and local files. In versions prior to 3.4.3, previous bug fixes for symlink races in open() calls missed races in other path based system calls like chmod() and chown(). For rsync daemons with "use chroot = no" this allows an attacker with local filesystem access to change permissions, ownership or timestamp on a file outside the exported module. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.3. Rejected reason: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2026-43619. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2026-43619. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2026-43619 instead of this candidate.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc.: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Removed CWE GitHub, Inc.: CWE-59
    Removed CWE GitHub, Inc.: CWE-367
    Removed CWE GitHub, Inc.: CWE-863
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-4h9m-w5ff-j735
    Removed Affected [{'vendor': 'RsyncProject', 'product': 'rsync', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 3.4.3'}]}]
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-44509', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-21T13:51:33.131364Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'RsyncProject', 'product': 'rsync', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 3.4.3'}]}]
    Added Description Rsync is a file-copying tool that uses a delta-transfer algorithm to synchronize remote and local files. In versions prior to 3.4.3, previous bug fixes for symlink races in open() calls missed races in other path based system calls like chmod() and chown(). For rsync daemons with "use chroot = no" this allows an attacker with local filesystem access to change permissions, ownership or timestamp on a file outside the exported module. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.3.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added CWE CWE-367
    Added CWE CWE-863
    Added Reference https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-4h9m-w5ff-j735
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